Shruti Foundation is delighted to introduce "SUTRA - the thread" - its quarterly journal for research on Education, Psychology, Traditional Sciences and Systems, Health and Consciousness, launched on January 4, 2008 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. We were deeply honored to have SUTRA launched by Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan who in her unique, inimitable way illumined us on the deeper significance of the word "SUTRA" and thus, even as she blessed it, made us aware of the responsibilities and challenges for the journal as it traces its path forward. Dr. Karan Singh then enthralled us all with his Keynote address which was enthusiastically received by the diverse international audience present at the event. This was followed by an enlightening and lively panel discussion on "Spiritual Education and its impact on Civilizations".

Launch of Sutra

SUTRA is reaching out to a vast number of libraries besides spiritual, educational, scientific and other institutions of India and the world. It also reaches out to eminent practitioners, researchers and scholars, corporate houses, NGOs, artists, as well as women and youth groups internationally. We wish give the youth a platform in SUTRA as well, since we have tremendous faith and hope in their vision and ability.

Many eminent practitioners and scholars from around the world have contributed their writings for SUTRA. Some of them are Dr. BKS Iyengar, Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan , Dr. Karan Singh, . Dr. Lokesh Chandra, Dr. Kireet Joshi, Dr. J.J. Boeles (Thailand), Smt. Jaya Jaitley, Shovana Narayan, Dr. Arvind Sharma(Canada), Dr. Subhash Kak(USA), and others.

The themes for the quarterly issues of SUTRA- the thread in 2008 are:

Volume 1 - January 08: Spirituality – Experience, Psychology, Epistemology.
Offerings in Volume I January 2008

1. The Spirit of Human Life and Society  
   Sri Aurobindo Words from Essays on the Gita
2. From Dejection to Action: The Transformation of Arjuna and Yudhishthira
   Dr. Kavita A. Sharma
3. Value-Oriented Education for Teachers and the need for a new system of Education
   Dr Kireet Joshi
4. ‘Spirituality’ and ‘Science’
   Kapil Kapoor
5. Myth of Hindu Sameness
   Rajiv Malhotra
6. The Location of the Hindu Doctrine of the Ten Senses (Indriyas) in Modern Psychophysiology
   Prof Arvind Sharma
7. A New Political System for India- A Spiritual Perspective
   Kittu Reddy
8. Quiet Life of Wisdom in Language and Fairy Tales:
   Svarog and Koschei
   Tonu R. Soidla
9. The Shântî Pâth & Cantor’s Infinities
   Ravi Khanna
10. A Vision for Psychology
    Juliet Rohde-Brown 
11. The Physics of Sachchidânanda
    Ulrich Mohrhoff
12. Relationship between Big Five Personality and Constructs of Positive Psychology
    Kamlesh Singh
13. Spirituality- A Personal Experience
    Suresh Neotia
14. “Ideas, Perceptions and Visions”: An Analysis of Psychology of the Modern Youth and its Relationship with Spirituality
    Neha Chaturvedi
15. SITTING CLOSE TO DIVINITY – The Feel of the Isha Upanshad
    Shruti 

Volume 2 - April 08: Education and Traditional Knowledge Systems.
Offerings in Volume II April 2008

1. Kapilaji’s Address at the Launch of Sutra
2. Yoga: The Eternal Light of Knowledge and Wisdom
   Yogacharya B.K.S. Iyengar
3. Education for Shared Values for Inter-cultural and Inter-Religious Understanding
   Dr. Karan Singh
4. Crafting an Education for the Educated
   Jaya Jaitly
5. Concept of Integral Education
   Manoj Das
6. Eighteen-Year Eclipse Period Number 3339 In The Rgveda
   Prof. R.N. Iyengar
7. Communication, Development And Relationships
   S.C. Malik
8. Non-Literate Traditional KnowledgeSystems and the Himalayan Folklore
   D.P. Agrawal
9. Classical Indian Art Theory and Its Present Day Worth
   Bharat Gupt
10. Jainism Principles and Knowledge Systems
    Rajesh Shah
11. Training The Mind Through Narratives
    Silky Khanna
12. The Upanishadic Knowledge System and Its Relevance for Today
    Gunhild Jellinek
13. Spiritual Education: The Right Path For Attaining
    World Peace And Unity
14. Prof. Akbar Husain

Volume 3 - July 08: Rūpa-Pratíka: Form, Symbol And Beyond.
Offerings in Volume III July 2008

1. Savitri - A Legend and A Symbol (Introduction)
   Sri Aurobindo
2. The Migration of the Magic Syllable OṂ
   J.J. Boeles (Adapted by Shruti)
3. The Indian Arts: Their Ideational Background and Principles of Form
   Kapila Vatsyayan
4. Śri Cakra
   Subhash Kak
5. Meenakshi
   Jayshree Poddar
6. The Science of Shape Grammar in Indian Iconography: – The Case of Vastu Purusha Mandala
   Joy Sen, PhD
7. On the Vedic Symbolism in the Light of Sri Aurobindo
   Vladimir Yatsenko
8. The Power of Symbols
   Ajay Poddar
9. The Reforming Spirit of Kālacakra
   Edward Henning
10. Form, Symbol and Sustainable Strategies for City Development
    Anil Laul
11. Form, Symbol and Beyond: Kathak
    Shovana Narayan

Volume 4 - October 08: Indic Systems of Psychology, Health and Consciousness.
Offerings in Volume IV October 2008

1. Theo-diversity and Humane Values
   Lokesh Chandra
2. A Greater Psychology of Man
   Alok Pandey
3. Kundalini Yoga, Brahmacarya and the Far-reaches of Human
   Development
   Stuart Sovatsky
4. Integral Psychology: A Perspective Past and Future
   Aster Mira Patel
5. Bhakti and Well-Being: A Psychologist’s Perspective
   Suneet Varma
6. Business spirituality: Deep-Structure Indian Ethos and Western
   Focus Driven Spirituality
   Sharda Nandram
7. Towards Understanding Chakravartin Satyam
   Upendra Baxi
8. Silencing the Mind: Sri Aurobindo’s first major spiritual realisation
   Shraddhavan
9. Self and Non Self: An Approach to Buddhist Psychotherapy
   Prahlad Singh Shekhawat
10. Patañjali’s Aṣṭaṅga Yoga
11. Isha Yadav and Silky Khanna

• Volume 5: Shakti Idea, Movement and Menifestation

 Section 1

1. Sakti and Saktism
2. Vedic Manifestations of Sakti
3. India Through its Sakti Pithas
4. Forms of Sakti in Lalita Sahasranama
   Adapted from M.P. Pandit’s Writtings

Section 2

1. The Idea and Manifestations of Sakti: An Overview
   Madhu Khanna
2. Matrika Sakti as Explained in the Saktopaya of the Shiva Sutras
   Ravi Khanna
3. Goddesses as the Smile of Life
   Lokesh Chandra
4. Sakti and Sunyata
   Silky Khanna

• Volume 6: Shakti In War, Leadership and Society

1. Hymn to Durga
   Sri Aurobindo
2. The Allegory in Durga-Saptasati
   I.K. Taimini
3. Indian WomanBaroness
   Shreela Flather
4. MAHASAKTIS And the Human Archetypes
   Lady Shruti Rana
5. Sakti and Mindfulness in Leadership
   Dr. Sharda S. Nandram
6. Sakti, War and Peace: Performances on Draupadi and Kaikeyi
   Geeta Chandran
7. Sakti and Leadership
   Rekha Modi
8. ‘Sakti’ as a Concept of Technology Enabled Power Emerging From Scriptures of Ancient India
   Abhishek Syal

•  Volume 7: Integral, Artistic and Traditional Knowledge Systems in Education Culture (TKS)

1. Culture and Science
   Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan
2. Development of “Extended Logic” and “Self-Confidence” Through Arts Education: A Lack and a Need for Singapore’s Creative Economy
   Kay Kok Chung Oi
3. New Psychology in the Light of Sri Aurobinbdo’s Interpretation
   Zafar Haider Gilani
4. Vedic Psychology in the Light of Sri Aurobinbdi’s Interpretation
   Dr. Anuradha Choudry
5. Rethinking Education in the Light of a Traditional Knowledge System
   Tejinder Walia
6. Rebuilding Modern Educaiton Perspectives from Traditional Knowledge Systems
   Jayanti Ranganathan Chavan
7. Maximizing the Demographic Dividend for India: Equipping the Indian Youth with Vocational Skills 
   Dr Sharda Nandram
8. An Overview of Education Today
   Pawan K. Gupta
9. Education and Character Development: A perspective of Ancient Sanskrit Literature
   Dr Asha Lata Pandey
10. Academic Certification of the Indigenous Art Practices 
    Debjani Roy 

• Volume 8: Revisting Education Culture Learning and Training Formats for Human Empowrment

1. The Cycle of Society (Excerpt from the Human Cycle)
   Sri Aurobindo
2. Education and Pedagogy in Taittiriya upnishad 
   Excerpt from Book by Kireet Joshi
3. WE-ASC World Education Culture Congress 2011-Report and Recommendations
   Compiled and Edited by Lady Shruti Rana
4. Education: Left Brain or Whole Brain? It’s a No-Brainer 
   Stan Giles
5. Towards a New Educational Strategy 
   Joseph Jordania, PhD
6. The Criticality of Life Skills in Education
   Sneha Madiath and Meghana Oza
7. A Tale of Two Countries: Globalized Educational Reform For The “Public Good”?
   Dr. Barbara Torre Veltri and Navin Kumar Singh
8. Experiments in knowledge Creation
   Arthur Male
9. Developing Holistic Training Formats for Empowerment and Entrepreneurship
   Hemalata Honwad
10. Intangible Cultural Heritage in Education – Film Making as a Tool for Self Expression and Exploration
    Mandakini Mathur

•  Volume 9: Revisting Education Culture Pedagogy, Curriculum Development and Training

1. Creative Persuasion: Rhetorical Strategies for Speaking Across Borders
   Melanie Carter
2. Religious and Values Education in a Multi-Religious, Multi-Ethnic and Multi-Cultural Society
   Prof. Yaacov J. Katz
3. “Mirror, My Mirror”-An Identity Study Case 
   Prof. Claudia Vaz 
4. Enterpreneurship Promoting Educaiton and its Philosophical Background 
   Prof. Tatjana Koke and DarineOganisjana
5. Changing Educational Conceptions. Historical and Sociological Model
   Fernando Serra
6. Character Development-Integral Part of Educaiton
   Suhas Vasudeo chavan
7. Sport For Development – Bringing about a Paradigm Shift 
   Alka Sesha
8. A New Concept in Fashion Design Education: “CREATIVITY”
   Ayla Canay
9. Institutional Pedagogy and Training E-Teachers: Engineering in Web 2.0
   E. Duplaa, T. Sirota, N. Abdalla, D. Raymond And K. Fodil
10. Moving from “Flood Our School” to “Islands of Success” Conception
    Prof. Baruch Offir

•  Volume 10: Faculty Development, Management And Leadership in Education 

1. A System of National Education by Sri Aurobindo 
   Prof. Manoj Das
2. Gandhi’s Views on Education
3. An Overview of Education Today
   Pawan K. Gupta
4. New Paradigms and Models of Education
   Jahnavi Mehta
5. Collaborative Strategies to Build Capacity in Educational Organizations
   Dilmit Singh
6. Role of Documentation in Training of Skills and Sustainable Development
   Meghna Patel
7. Education of School Leaders-From their Educational Needs to Training Models
   Professor Sefika Alibabic
8. Equitable Education for all: A challenge of the 21st Century
   Marie Josee Berger
9. Supporting Classroom Teachers through Language and Literacy Strategies
   Linda Sue Sickman
   Nancy A. Creaghead
10. Competitive Advantage of Economic Studies Majors Within a Technical University Curriculum
    Prof. Ing. Gustav Tomek
    Doc. Ing. Vera Vavrova

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